Emergencies & Emergency Planning

Definition - A major emergency is:

'Any event (happening with or without warning) causing or threatening death or injury, damage to property or to the environment or disruption to the community, which because of the scale of its effects cannot be dealt with by the emergency services and local authorities as part of their day-to-day activities.'

Emergencies can happen at any time and range from:

fires

flooding

transport or industrial accidents

severe winter weather

These emergencies can also be the cause of a loss of basic services including water, electricity and gas, and telephones.

They can cause damage to homes and businesses and it is possible that evacuation may be required or, conversely, that people must remain indoors for an extended length of time.

Emergencies

We have procedures in place to cope with the impact and effects of any kind of major emergency situation.

They are designed to meet the needs of people in the Stirling Council area affected by any type of emergency, for example:

severe weather / flooding

transport or industrial accidents

loss of electricity (dial 105) / water / gas

any other sudden and unexpected incident.

The plans are flexible and allow for an appropriate response depending on the scale, duration and impact of an emergency.

Emergency Services

These plans have been developed through working closely with our partner organisations, such as